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Hardcover. Editor(s): Dickens, Richard; Gregg, Paul A.; Wadsworth, Jonathan. Num Pages: 331 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JM; JPFF; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 523.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403916297
- ISBN
- 9781403916297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover. This volume advances the discussions of leadership in Africa's specific history, culture, economy, and politics. The book promotes an understanding of leadership and its paradoxes and illuminates the conditions under which political leadership has been produced, and how those conditions have shaped leaders. Editor(s): Obadare, Ebenezer; Adebanwi, Wale. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137563576
- ISBN
- 9781137563576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.26
€ 150.26
Hardcover. Where is Egypt headed? Did the people 'bring down the government'? Has the country become the first front in a regional counter-revolution backed by the Gulf monarchies? These are only some of the questions that this volume - the first to describe the ongoing dynamics in Egypt since the outbreak of revolution - explores. Editor(s): Rougier, Bernard; Lacroix, Stephane. Translator(s): Schoch, Cynthia; Angell, John. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; JPH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137563200
- ISBN
- 9781137563200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardcover. What is distinctive about this book is its interdisciplinary approach towards deciphering the complex meanings of President Gabriel Mugabe of Zimbabwe making it possible to evaluate Mugabe from a historical, political, philosophical, gender, literal and decolonial perspectives. It is concerned with capturing various meanings of Mugabeism. Editor(s): Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137543448
- ISBN
- 9781137543448
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Condition: New
€ 67.99
€ 67.99
Hardcover. The volume's contributors strive for a realization of already existing common ground between religions. They engagingly explore how inter-religious dialogue can be re-energized for a new century. Editor(s): Mannion, Dr. Gerard; Phan, Peter C.; Latinovic, Vladimir. Series: Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; HRAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137507297
- ISBN
- 9781137507297
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Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. This collection of essays considers the ways in which feminism is still an important issue in twenty-first century society. Looking at various forms of literature, media, and popular culture, the book establishes that contemporary images of femininity are highly contested, complex, and frequently problematic. Editor(s): Nally, Claire; Smith, Angela. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492845
- ISBN
- 9781137492845
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Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover. This book examines the role religion played in the dismantling of Yugoslavia; addressing practical concerns of inter-ethnic fighting, religiously-motivated warfare, and the role religion played within the dissolution of the nation. Editor(s): Ognjenovic, Gorana; Jozelic, Jasna. Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; 3JM; HRAM2; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484123
- ISBN
- 9781137484123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardcover. This is the first study of the shape and diversity of the literary career in the 20th and 21st centuries. Bringing together essays on a wide range of authors from Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, the book investigates how literary careers are made and unmade, and how norms of authorship are shifting in the digital era. Editor(s): Davidson, Guy; Evans, Nicola. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137478498
- ISBN
- 9781137478498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. The threat of global pandemic disease is currently mobilizing experts, governments, and the exploding industry in 'security'; and yet this has all happened before. Alison Bashford explores the pressing issues of border control and infectious disease in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. Editor(s): Bashford, Alison. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; HBTQ; MBNS; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137444660
- ISBN
- 9781137444660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Hardcover. 60 years after independence, African nations still find it difficult to face a number of challenges, from establishing meaningful democratic institutions to establish social structures centered on the advancement of gender equality. This volume approaches these contemporary African challenges while combating a reflexive and facile Afro-Pessimism. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Mbah, Emmanuel M. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; 3JMG; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137438911
- ISBN
- 9781137438911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. What does it mean to be a woman in the 21st century? The feminist movement has a long and rich history, but is its time now passed? This edited collection is driven by the question, why is feminism viewed by some (we would add a majority) as outdated, no longer necessary and having achieved its goals, and what role have the media played in this? Editor(s): Savigny, Heather; Warner, Helen. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFCA; JFD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384652
- ISBN
- 9781137384652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.77
€ 99.77
Hardcover. This volume investigates the policies and politics of extreme austerity, setting the crisis in Greece in its global context. Featuring multidisciplinary contributions and an exclusive interview with former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, this is the first comprehensive account of the economic crisis at the heart of Europe. Editor(s): Karyotis, Georgios; Gerodimos, Roman. Series: New Perspectives on South-East Europe. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JMC; JKSB; JPB; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369222
- ISBN
- 9781137369222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. This is the first book to explore the multitude of narrative media forms created by and that feature Latinos in the twenty-first century - a radically different cultural landscape to earlier epochs. The essays present a fresh take informed by the explosion of Latino demographics and its divergent cultural tastes. Editor(s): Aldama, Frederick Luis. Num Pages: 316 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JMC; 3JMG; JFC; JFD; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366450
- ISBN
- 9781137366450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.93
€ 138.93
Paperback. To overcome the political deadlock that overshadows the pressing problems facing the United States, the academies top scholars address the causes and consequences of polarization in American politics, and suggest solutions for bridging the partisan divide. Editor(s): Frisch, Scott A.; Kelly, Sean Q. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137361424
- ISBN
- 9781137361424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover. Social Media and the Politics of Reportage explores the journalistic challenges, issues and opportunities that have risen as a result of social media increasingly being used as a form of crisis reporting within the field of global journalism, with a focus on the protests during the 'Arab Spring'. Editor(s): Bebawi, Saba; Bossio, Diana. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JMG; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137361394
- ISBN
- 9781137361394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.92
€ 115.92
Hardcover. Europe's critical infrastructure is a key concern to policymakers, NGOs, companies, and citizens today. This book argues that present-day infrastructure vulnerabilities resulted from choices of infrastructure builders in the past. Editor(s): Hogselius, Per; Hommels, Anique; Kaijser, Arne; Vleuten, Erik van der. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358721
- ISBN
- 9781137358721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.44
€ 68.44
Hardcover. The 2012 election in Japan ejected the governing DPJ and returned the LDP overwhelmingly to power while brand new parties pulled in millions of voters. This book explains what happened, why it happened and what it means. International experts analyze the election results, parties strategies, gender issues, policy implications and more. Editor(s): Pekkanen, Robert; Reed, Steven R.; Scheiner, Ethan. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348517
- ISBN
- 9781137348517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. This volume examines the political engagement of religious associations in the post-socialist countries of Central and Southeastern Europe, with a focus on revelations about the collaboration of clergy with the communist-era secret police, intolerance, and controversies about the inclusion of religious instruction in the schools. Editor(s): Ramet, Sabrina P. Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DVW; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HRAM2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137330710
- ISBN
- 9781137330710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.99
€ 67.99
Hardcover. The US, China, and Japan form a 'troubled triangle,' with each country negotiating its foreign policy toward the other two in response to economic and security pressures that operate as an interrelated duality. Written by international relations experts, this book examines how the three countries respond to this set of pressures and to each other. Editor(s): Inoguchi, Takashi; Ikenberry, G. John. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JM; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137321992
- ISBN
- 9781137321992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Hardcover. The 2011 Libyan Uprisings is a thematic investigation of how pre-existing social, regional, tribal, and religious fissures influenced the trajectory of the 2011 Libyan Uprisings and an analysis of what this means for the post-Qadhafi future. Editor(s): Pack, Jason. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLX; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308085
- ISBN
- 9781137308085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78